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From Queen Christina to Anita Ekberg, Swedish women have left their mark on Rome and continue to do so today.
In January, one of Sweden’s best known actresses, Anita Ekberg, passed away after a long life spent mostly...
Caitlin Frost put some questions to one of the rising stars of the Italian art world, Roman artist Pietro Ruffo
Your work is rigorous, and raises challenging questions about the nature of human freedom. What are...
Looking at Rome through the eyes of just a few of its illustrious tourists
“In this place we can reconnect with all the history of the world, and I count myself reborn, really resurrected, the day I set foot in Rome....
An immigrant with high hopes of El Dorado soon finds that his life has become a modern form of slavery
by Mike Dilien
“I can’t take it any longer but I have to go on,” Juan shrieks. “Look!” The fragile man shows his ha...
Britain's ambassador to Italy reflects on the strong relationship between Italy and the UK and the vital role of Wanted in Rome for the capital's expats and Italians.
Italy has always been important to the UK. This is...
How a statue of an ancient Greek mythological figure attracted the attention of Rome's Renaissance masters and the Vatican
For every wonder Rome houses above ground, who knows how many more lurk below. Its soil teems wi...
The men, women and children now crossing the Mediterranean illegally have to face both a dangerous journey and a difficult landing
London, 30 Dec 2024. The UK coast guards rescued a drifting boat last night with 900 i...
We continue our series of traditional Italian crafts with two workshops preserving family businesses in Perugia
There are many reasons for visiting Perugia, Umbria's historic capital. The mediaeval city centre is an...
Marginalised and forgotten, Roma children play football in dangerous conditions.
By Mike Dilien.
“Che c’è scritto?” the man yelled. “Che c’è scritto?” he repeated and pointed at the road signs I had ignored. What w...
Summer 1959. Under the auspices of Pier Paolo Pasolini, HCB, as Cartier Bresson liked to be called, finds himself in Via S. Angelo in Pescheria in Rome's ghetto, trusty Leica in hand. The scene all the more pro...
Rome-based aid agencies and church organisations tackle west African epidemic
Rome has been at the forefront in the battle against the world's most widespread outbreak of ebola since the disease re-emerged in the west...
The story behind Rome's brass cobblestones.
While a group of young school children kick a soccer ball around in the Jewish ghetto, their ball bounces over the sampietrini but also on top of some brass cobblestones tha...
One way to understand the modern city is to discover what lies underground.
There is a myriad of underground sites in central and suburban Rome that reveal the true physical and historical depth that defines the city....
The capital's foreign community holds numerous events over the Christmas season
December is always a busy month for Rome's numerous foreign communities whose members hold annual parties and events before departing to...
Anglo Saxon pays its Italian debt
“Berlusconi game over!” warns Matteo Renzi – a soundbite master to rival Tony Blair – after Silvio Berlusconi’s “telefonata combat”, to cite...
American literature is the focus of the annual Italy Reads programme at John Cabot University in Rome.
On the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of the first world war, John Cabot University in Rome has selected A Fare...
“There’s only one way to be creative: freedom. When you’re free to express yourself as you wonder you stimulate creativity”: here comes the voice of Gilberto Gil, one of Tropicalia’s heroes,...
The introduction of divorce into the Italian legal system has had a long and difficult journey accompanied by debates that have raged for almost a century. Following the 1929 concordat between Italy and the Roman Catholi...
Archaeologist Kimberly Bowes talks about the AAR's policies, programmes and its history
If we can presume that foreign academies reflect the spirit of the nations they represent, the American Academy in Rome (or...
Public art is central to urban regeneration in Rome's S. Basilio district.
Although better known around the world for its church frescoes, Rome is once again leading the charge in a modern-day renaissance of urban art...
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Aperitif at the organic restaurant
Join Club Tutti Expats & Locals of Roma (https://www.meetup.com/clubtuttiroma) for a delightful aperitif which will be held on Friday April 26th at 6:30 PM at the organic restauran...
